CYBERSECURITY

& Information Systems Digest

11 OCTOBER 2022

CSIAC collects and publishes articles related to our technical focus areas on the web to share with the DoD community.

FEATURED ARTICLE

NSA Announces Date of the National Cryptologic Museum Grand Opening

FORT MEADE, Md. — The National Security Agency (NSA) is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the National Cryptologic Museum. As NSA’s principal gateway to the public, the newly renovated museum will provide a unique opportunity to engage with cryptologic history in fresh and innovative ways – transporting visitors on a journey from the…

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Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

Security-Conscious Password Behavior From the End-User’s Perspective

Even though technical solutions for security problems are widespread, there are no adequate security measures against precarious user behavior.  Even if hashing and encrypting are used correctly in masking the passwords, attackers can bypass these strong points by going for the weakest link.  Most likely, this will happen through sharing a password, using an already leaked password, or creating a feasibly guessable password (Olmstead &…

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UPCOMING WEBINAR

Vijay A. D’Souza

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GAO

Government Accountability Office’s Cybersecurity Program Audit Guide (CPAG)

This presentation will focus on the origin of the CPAG and how individuals and auditors can use it when planning for and conducting cybersecurity-related performance audits. Attendees will gain a foundational understanding of the guide’s recommended methodologies and techniques for conducting audits and learn how they can use or tailor it to meet their specific needs. …

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More than 250 data scientists, coders and developers referred to as “hackers,” gathered to develop prototypes within set timeframes to initiate and validate innovative concepts in Stuttgart Germany, June 7, 2024. BRAVO Hackathons, sponsored by senior Department of Defense leaders, foster innovative environments where government and industry collaborate to test bold ideas using real DOD data. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Daugherty)

ITEN Wired Conference | TechNet CyberCoast

Join us October 16-18, 2024 in beautiful Pensacola Beach, Florida for an event celebrating the southeast tech community. ITEN (Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Network) WIRED |TechNet CyberCoast is the tech conference to connect, collaborate, and build community with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and educators on innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship topics. The three-day event highlights the CyberCoast’s…

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National Summit on Military Training, Modeling, & Simulation

Synthetic environments, integrating cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and artificial intelligence, are reshaping traditional training methodologies, and offering a vital means to enhance readiness and resilience among military personnel. Against this backdrop, the National Summit on Training, Modeling & Simulation serves as a forum for senior U.S. DoD leaders and…

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TechNet Indo-Pacific

TechNet Indo-Pacific is a strategic event in the Indo-Pacific Rim. This year’s conference — “Free – Open – Secure” — focuses on the critical issues identified by regional military leaders to maintain and protect data and information flow, internally and with regional partners and allies. USINDOPACOM works closely with partners to enable resilient, survivable and…

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GridSecCon 2024

NERC, the E-ISAC, and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) are co-hosting the 13th annual grid security conference, GridSecCon 2024, on October 22 – 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Hyatt Regency. Join industry and government peers for three days of collaboration, networking, and expert training sessions. Hear from industry and government cyber and physical security…

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2024 National Cyber Summit

National Cyber Summit is a three-day event that focuses on innovative cyber security technology, offering unique educational, collaborative, and workforce development opportunities for industry visionaries and rising leaders. The National Cyber Summit offers several different tracks to attend; some sessions include: Building AI-Based Cybersecurity Pipeline training Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations Mastering…

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2024 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Chief Information Office (CIO) is excited to welcome participants to the 2024 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) Worldwide Conference at the Omaha Convention Center in Omaha, Nebraska from October 27 – 30, 2024! Join senior leaders, technical experts, and innovators from across the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community,…

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2024 Defense Logistics & Support Conference

With the expertise of thought leaders from the US Department of Defense, industry, academia and allied nations, this conference dives deeper into contested logistics, assessing current challenges and strategies. The discussions will encompass technology shaping the future of defense logistics and procurement to support the warfighter, including the use of data analytics for prediction &…

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UPCOMING EVENTS

The Cyber-Physical Sensing Working Group

The Cyber-Physical Sensing Working Group is a site to host cyber-physical sensing research and communicate upcoming events and working groups hosted by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)/Layered Sensing Performance Characterization Branch (RYAA) team….

AI4SE & SE4AI Research and Application Workshop 2024

The fifth annual AI4SE and SE4AI workshop is sponsored and organized by the U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center Systems Engineering Directorate and the Systems Engineering Research Center and will be hosted at the George Mason…

14th Annual Peak Cyber Symposium

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) – Colorado Springs Chapter is delighted to announce the return of the 14th Annual Peak Cyber Symposium at The Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO. The event days will be…

28th Annual IEEE High-Performance Extreme Computing Virtual Conference

The High-Performance Extreme Computing Virtual Conference (HPEC) is a large New England computing conference focusing on the convergence of high-performance and embedded computing. The HPEC community is interested in computing hardware, software, systems, and applications…

Black Hat USA 2024

Now in its 27th year, Black Hat USA returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas with a six-day program. The event will open with four days of cybersecurity training (August 3-8), with…

Voice From the Community

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Michael David

Ph.D.

Dr. David has served on the faculty of the National Intelligence University’s (NIU’s) School of Science and Technology Intelligence since February 2014. He teaches courses on cyber intelligence and information operations. He has a Ph.D. from Kyushu University, an M.S. from the University of Southern California, and a B.S. in industrial engineering from Lehigh University. Dr. David’s research emphasis is on cyber-physical systems, with a focus on hardware and software supply chain security.

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